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Lloyd Doggett: “At some point, cuts to hospitals and nursing homes mean that seniors and the disabled will be unable to access the…”

On the recordDecember 13, 2011
At some point, cuts to hospitals and nursing homes mean that seniors and the disabled will be unable to access the quality care that they need. And this bill's $8 billion cut to preventable chronic disease programs like heart disease and diabetes is shortsighted and will cost us more in the long run than it saves.
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Lloyd Doggett
Democratic · Texas
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Dec 13, 2011

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